Paper towel receptacle



1938. H. A. BISSON Y 2,125,420

PAPER TOWEL RECEPTACLE Filed July 22, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Attorneysmg. 2, 1938. H. A. EISSON 2,125,429

PAPER TOWEL RECEPTACLE Filed July 22, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Aiiorneg sH. A. BISSON PAPER TOWEL RECEPTACLE Filed July 22, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 3Inventor A iiorneys Aug. 2, 1938.

Patented Aug. 2, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

My invention relates generally to receptacles for reception of wastepaper and the like, and particularly to a receptacle especially adaptedtoreceive and contain used and discarded paper towels, and an importantobject of my invention is to provide a convenient and efficientarrangement of this character.

Another important object of my invention is to provide a relativelyinexpensive and easily constructed arrangement of the characterindicated above, from which the collected waste paper is very easilyremoved.

Another important object of my invention is to provide an arrangement ofthe character indicated above which is especially adapted to be mountedon a wall or other support adjacent a Wash stand.

Other important objects of my invention will be apparent from a readingof the following description taken in connection with the drawings,wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred embodimentof my invention.

In the draWings:-

Figure 1 is a general perspective view of the embodiment.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View taken through Figure 3approximately on the line 22 and looking toward the left in thedirection of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken through Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional View taken through Figure 3approximately on the line 4-4 and looking downwardly in the direction ofthe arrows.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 of the rear portion of thereceptacle and showing the same detached from the mounting plate.

Figure 6 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken through the upperpart of the mounting plate and bracket, and

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the rear lower part of the receptaclewith the mounting plate and the screen removed.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 generally designatesthe embodiment which comprises the mounting plate which is generallydesignated 6 and the receptacle per se which is generally designated 1.

The base or support 6 is preferably composed of two vertically elongatedrectangular plates 8 and 9 which are coextensive and provided at theirupper corners with screw or nail receiving openings l0 to receive screwsfor fastening the device to a wall or other support adjacent a washstand. Mounted in an opening in the upper end of the plate 9 is theinverted triangular bracket II which has a horizontal portion I2 whichis provided with an upstanding rounded head l4 over which the bead l3depending from the top D it of the receptacle per se i is adapted to besnapped for supporting the receptacle 1 on the base or support 6 in themanner of engagement clearly illustrated in Figure 3.

The receptacle per se comprises the front plate I'i which joins the topit at the point I 8 and at a point below the top has a hinge IS on whichis pivotally fastened the swingable front plate section 31 above themajor portion 20 of the front of the receptacle. The front plate struc-5 ture is tapered upwardly from the points 2?, and the side plates 22and 23 are slanted above the points 2! as clearly indicated in Figures 1and 2 and have below the points 2i parallel portions which terminate inand join the bottom 24 which is also joined to the lower edge of themain plate portion 20.

The back of the receptacle is open above the point 2| just below whichthere extends across the back a brace 25 to which is connected the 25upper end of a screen 26 which has on its lower end a horizontal slat 2?which is engageable under an upset portion 28 on the rear of the bottom23, which upset portion tethers a stop 29 against which the slat 2"! isengaged when in 30 the closed position illustrated in Figure 3. Thescreen 26 is arranged to hold the waste paper in the lower part of thereceptacle, but to be swung to the open position illustrated in Figure 5when it is desired to remove the waste paper therefrom. In order thataccess to the screened opening may be had, the receptacle 1 is swungoutwardly at its bottom away from the support or base 6.

A fan-shaped opening 30 in the upper part of the front plate of thereceptacle is normally closed by the fan-shaped flap 3! which is mountedand secured in a swingable manner by the already mentioned hinge Hi, thesaid flap 3| being adapted to be pushed inwardly in a well known mannerto dispose a waste paper towel within the receptacle.

Additional means for enabling disposing towels or the like within thereceptacle is constituted by the duplex flap structure which isgenerally designated 32 and which works in the opening 33 in the topiii, the said opening 33 having approximately parallel sides, and in thetapered openings 34 in the opposite sides of the slanting portions ofthe side members of the re ceptacle.

The duplex flap device 32 has at the center of its normally horizontalportion 35, the journal portion 36 which swings on a journal member 3?which is connected to the edges of the opening 33 in the top of thereceptacle, so that the flaps may swing in and out of the dotted linepositions illustrated in Figure 2 and into oppositely disposedpositions, to enable entry of the waste paper or the like through theopenings 3%. A brace 38 is connected to the opposite flaps 32 as clearlyshown in Figures Zand 3 to lend adequate rigidity thereto.

Bayonets 39 which project forwardly from the lower part or" the base orsupport 6 enter openings in in the back of the receptacle and at thesides of the screen 26 for assisting the bracket i l in supporting thereceptacle adequately on the base for holding the same in properposition relative to the base despite careless handling of the variousflaps in the use of the device. The bayonets 39 engage the sides of thereceptacle as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 and have curved lower edgesproper y arranged to accommodate the outward swing of the receptacleinto emptying position, and to procure proper engagement of the bayonetswith the sides and bottom of the receptacle when the receptacle is inthe normal perpendicular position.

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire tolimit the application of the invention thereto, and

any change or changes may be made in the materials, and in the structureand arrangement of the parts, within the spirit of the invention and thescope of the subjoined claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A receptacle for waste paper towels and the like, said receptaclecomprising a vertical base for attachment to a wall or the like, aforwardly extending bracket on an upper part of said base, transverselyspaced elements on a lower part of said base, a container having an openback and an openable screen closing the lower part of said open back, ahinge bracket on an upper part of said container swingably engaging saidforwardly extending bracket, whereby the lower part of said container isswingable away from said base into an emptying position, the lower partof said container having opening means at its opposite sides engageableby said bayonet elements in the normal position of said container in amanner to hold said container in said normal position.

2. A receptacle for waste paper towels and the iike, said receptaclecomprising a vertical base for attachment to a wall or the like, aforwardly extending bracket on an upper part of said base, a containerhaving an open back and an openable screen closing the lower part ofsaid open back, a hinge bracket on an upper part of said containerswingably resting upon said forwardly extending bracket, whereby thelower part of said container is swingable away from said base into anemptying position, the lower part of said base having means engageablewith portions of the side walls of the container in the normal positionof said container in a manner to hold said container in place andprevent sidewise movement of the container, the said opposite side wallsbeing provided with towel receiving openings, and duplex fiap meanspivetally suspended from the top of the container and normally closingsaid towel receiving openings.

3. A receptacle for waste paper towels and the like, said receptaclecomprising a base for mounting on a wall or the like support, an openback container having towel receiving openings in its opposite sides andcommunicating with a third opening in the top of the container,laterally swingable closure means adapted to close all of said openings,pivot means pivotally supporting said closure means from the top of thecasing, bracket means removably mounting the upper part of the back ofsaid container to said base and providing for forward movement of thelower part of the back of said container away from said base to enableremoval of the contents of the container, and means projecting forwardlyfrom said base and engageable with the lower part of the side walls ofsaid container and a portion of the bottom of the container whereby saidcontainer is held down in place and prevented from shifting laterallywhen force is applied to a side of the container in placing a towel inone of the towel receiving openings.

-1. A receptacle for waste paper towels and the like, said receptaclecomprising a base for mounting on a wall or the like support, aforwardly projecting bracket on said base, an open back container havingtowel receiving openings in its opposite sides, laterally swingableclosure means for said openings, a bracket engaging element on the upperpart of the back of said container, said element being arranged toengage over said bracket so as to suspend the container on the base andpermit forward movement of the lower part of the back of said containeraway from said base to enable removal of the contents of the container,and bayonets projecting forwardiy from said base and arranged to liealong the inner side of the lower part of the side walls of saidcontainer, said bayonets having angulated lower edges arranged to engagethe upper side of the bottom of the container whereby said container isheld down in place and prevented from shifting laterally when force isapplied to a side of the con tainer in placing a towel in one of thetowel receiving openings.

5. A receptacle for waste paper towels and the like, said receptaclecomprising a base for mounting on a wall or the'like support, a firstbracket projecting forwardly from said base and formed with an upwardlyprojecting head, an open back container having towel receiving openingsin its opposite sides, laterally swingable closure means for saidopenings, a second bracket on the upper part of the back of saidcontainer, said second bracket being formed with a downturned bead, saidsecond bracket being arranged to engage the first bracket with the beadof the second bracket engaged behind the bead of the first bracket, andbayonets projecting forwardly from opposite sides of said base andarranged to lie along the inner sides of the lewer part of the sidewalls of said container, said bayonets having their lower edges formedto engage the upper side of the bottom of the container whereby saidcontainer is held down in place and prevented from shifting laterallywhen force is applied to a side of the container in placing a towel inone of the towel receiving openings, the said upper side of the bottomof the container having projection thereon and the said lower edges ofthe bayonets being formed with a notch engageable with the front side ofsaid projection whereby forward swinging of the lower part of thecontainer is prevented.

6. A receptacle for waste paper towels and the like, said receptaclecomprising a base for mounting on a wall or the like support, an openback container having towel receiving openings in its opposite sides,laterally swingable closure means for said openings, bracket meansremovably mounting the upper part of the back of said container to saidbase and providing for forward movement of the lower part of the back ofsaid container away from said base to enable removal of the contents ofthe container, and means projecting forwardly from said base andengageable with the lower part of the side walls of said container and aportion of the bottom of the container whereby said container is helddown in place and prevented from shifting laterally when force isapplied to a side of the container in placing a towel in one of thetowel receiving openings, a screen closing the lower part of the back ofthe container, a first bar extending across the back of the containerand to which the upper end of said screen is fixed, a second bar fixedto the lower end of said screen, and a detent on the lower part of saidcontainer with which said second the lower end of said screen in closedposition.

HENRY A. BISSON.

